Luigi - I'm glad to see your thoughts. Welcome back. I can barely muster two sentences together anymore... ๐ข :lol:
Don't worry RoundTheBend. Sometimes I feel like I can't get that many sentences when talking about some records. Especially ones that I love immensely. But when I feel like I have something to or want to back up some of my claims, I could go on. But don't worry, I feel like I could go on with talking rather than typing. And my advice would take a break, write a few notes that make you either liking or not liking a project and relate it to other albums you enjoy or don't like. I believe in all of you to right a fruitful short review.
babyBlueSedanUsed to be sort of blind, now can sort of seeProfile
Sorry for giving you the wrong impression Luigii! I think the album is pretty crazy - the first time I heard "Ain't It Funny" I stared slack-jawed at the wall for the entire song. I'm still not sure there's another rapper that could rap over that beat. I also think "Really Doe" and "Dance in the Water" are some of the best tracks on the album. The "Really Doe" beat isn't too innovative but it's still a banger. "Dance in the Water" is crazy because it's basically a post punk track. I do think there are a few weaker songs ("Get Hi") but even on those Danny's rapping is great. It's not as face melting as Daughters or out there as Autechre but I think it's pretty crazy as far as hip hop goes. I guess one thing I like about it is that unlike a lot of the other "experimental" hip hop of the decade - Death Grips in particular - it still feels very indebted to hip hop despite being it's own thing.
I enjoyed reading your thoughts, even if I disagree with some of them. I couldn't get into that clipping album, mostly because of Daveed Diggs's rapping, but I did think the production was pretty cool. It definitely has more in common with the electronic acts on Warp so I could see why a fan of those artists would prefer it. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
Widemann played keyboards for Magma, so you should know what to expect here. Some zany Zeuhl from France. Keyboards play a bigger role and there are some solo piano compositions, but it's mostly just more zeuhl.
Luigii, I'd go with Women.
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Justin Berkovi- After the Night
Benjamin Lew- Nebka
Graham Lambkin โ- Amateur Doubles
William Eaton- Music By William Eaton
Brain Sounds - An Attempt to Record Coincidence
Dance Dance Revolution 1st Mix No
Alan Watts- This Is It
Herbst9 - Buried Under Time And Sand
babyBlueSedanUsed to be sort of blind, now can sort of seeProfile
This was a pleasant surprise. It's not really my kind of thing at all, but it's likeable and very well-written. I already knew Sultans of Swing, which I really like. But Wild West End also stood out as a highlight. I'm not a huge fan of Knopfler's voice on some of the tracks, but overall this definitely exceeded by expectations and I'm less worried about there being a couple other albums by the band on my list or coming up soon.
Chief, let us know if Brain Sounds' attempt was successful.
BEA's top 1,000 albums:
524. Hysteria by Def Leppard
545. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
571. Making Movies by Dire Straits
576. Pure Heroine by Lorde
595. The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
607. Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From a Memory by Dream Theater
613. Permanent Waves by Rush
622. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
629. Wincing the Night Away by The Shins
635. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
This is the third Autechre album I've listened to and it is easily the most listenable of the three...I did not enjoy Confield at all. Although overlong and a bit too repetitive at times, there were bleeps and bloops and musicality to keep me mostly interested. Bear in mind I don't really listen to much IDM so my problem with this was that I felt a cold detachment throughout. It wasn't until Eutow that I felt any sort of emotional response to the music. 7/10, and 36/40 for 1995.
I listened to Permanent Waves through this game and enjoyed it so give that a shot next.
Top 39 Music Albums of the 1990s by Luigii (4 picks left)
4. Earth & Nightfall by John Beltran
6. Amplified Heart by Everything But The Girl
8. Big Calm by Morcheeba
11. Becoming X by Sneaker Pimps
13. Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version by ่ฟ่ค ๆตฉๆฒป [Koji Kondo]
14. Mule Variations by Tom Waits
16. Don Solaris by 808 State
17. Baduizm by Erykah Badu
18. Older by George Michael
19. Impossible Princess by Kylie Minogue
Looping State Of Mind by The Field
I haven't listened to anything by Axel Willner before, he's one of those guys who is constantly on my shortlist. Well as far as first impressions go, this is excellent. Loved the more melancholic elements of it, like the piano on Then It's White. The first few minutes of the title track were my favourites on the entire album, but unfortunately that song drags just a minute or two too long. The same can be said of the entire album, if it was a bit shorter I'd probably appreciate it more. But then again, I can be a bit picky when it comes to repetitive electronic music like this. The Field will get some more listens when I'll be preparing for exams in April, I'm sure. It has the "warm spring nights" vibe. 7.5/10
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Mule Variations, another great Tom Waits record
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deepcuts top 50 of the decade & RYM metal top 100
4/ Somi - Petite Afrique
8/ Autechre - NTS Session 2
15/ The Armed - Untitled
16/ Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
20/ Mica Levi - Under the Skin OST
41/ Ghostpoet - Dark Days + Canapรฉs
49/ Greg Ward - Touch my Beloved's Thought
50/ Oceansize - Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up
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Before I start, I want to thank babyBlueSedan providing some evidence why he enjoyed Atrocity Exhibition. Also no hard feelings. I bring this up because this record I don't have as much things to say about it.
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Yeah, this is probably one of those records that stroke a certain chord for people due to being at the right place and the right time back in 2010. Because while there are a few songs that I enjoy. Most of the songs while having some good ideas, just sound somewhat middling or have parts that I'm not to keen on. I would say the tracks I really love are the tracks that go for a more enveloping wall of sound quality. But I think the bigger problem is unlike the last review where I had stuff to say and could have said more, this record leaves me with not much to say. I feel like if someone talked to me and went into detail why this was such a big deal, maybe I would have considered or had more musical context, I would have more to say. In conclusion, this is one of those albums that if I was invested with music back in 2010 compared to now, I would be more ecstatic. But this one leaves me somewhat hanging and wouldn't be in my top 100 of the 2010's at all. Grade wise it is a 70 but could either tether to a 65 or maybe a 75 depending how I feel.
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LedZep, I don't know if you are going to tackle everything of this pick but I would say NTS Sessions 2. If you aren't crazy about it go to NTS Sessions 4, probably the most welcoming session of that album.
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Fantano's Top 100 of the 2010's
(2) Swans-To Be Kind
(6) Charli XCX-Charli
8 Fleet Foxes-Helplessness Blues
(15) Ondatropica-Self Titled
(19) PJ Harvey-Let England Shake
(22) Richard Dawson-2020
(23) The Books-The Way Out
(24) Natalia Lafourcade-Musas Vol 2 (probably will listen to Vol 1 as well)
(25) Lingua Ignota-Calligula
(27) Behemoth-The Satanist
babyBlueSedanUsed to be sort of blind, now can sort of seeProfile
I already knew "Spirit of the Radio" because it was one of the only songs I could never beat on expert mode in guitar hero. It's a good song musically, but it's incredibly clunky lyrically. Especially that "shatter the illusion of integrity" line. I think the opener is the best song here, and the rest wasn't quite as interesting. I liked Hemispheres better than this one.
524. Hysteria by Def Leppard
545. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
571. Making Movies by Dire Straits
576. Pure Heroine by Lorde
595. The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
607. Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From a Memory by Dream Theater
622. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
629. Wincing the Night Away by The Shins
635. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
644. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
Truly a bizarre record, and although it's nigh unlistenable at times, it's certainly an interesting experiment. There aren't many avant-garde record purely for the voice, so if you're interested in weird shit, then this is a must.
Babyblue, Misplaced Childhood is another prog album. Give it a try.
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Justin Berkovi- After the Night
Benjamin Lew- Nebka
Graham Lambkin โ- Amateur Doubles
William Eaton- Music By William Eaton
Dance Dance Revolution 1st Mix No
Alan Watts- This Is It
Herbst9 - Buried Under Time And Sand
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Haazz & Company - Unlawful Noise
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